• Turn to Your God

    Imagine you’re standing in the in the middle of caotic football feild.  It’s only flag football, but your feet are scrambling across the dry grass, trying to catch the ball as it soars through the air. Your heart is pounding and sweat is dripping constantly from your face, wet like water, but sticky as honey.  The ball spirals smoothly through the air, flying fast for you hands.  You reach up, up, up. “Smack!”  The football lands in your hands, but suddenly…  Your poor flag is brutaly yanked by the defender. You may have no idea what I’m saying if you’re not famililar with “football talk.”  Although, if you can even…

  • Brave Faith

    I heard my name being called. Butterflies flew back and forth in my stomach.  I was excited, but nervous.  After all, I was about to meet some new people, who would be in my competition team at our church’s winter camp. My breath steadied, and I stood.  Courageously, I held up my head and began walking toward my team mentors.  When I came face to face with my group, my voice seemed to vanish.  I felt like it was buried deep in the lump that crowded my throat.  I could speak, but my words were meek and seemed unimportant. I recognized the face of one girl.  Besides that, I didn’t…

  • Praise to the Beat

    Music!!! Who loves it?  I do.  I actually play the piano.  It’s a lot of fun.  I have played for a long time, but I never get tired of it.  Unlike a specific food perhaps, that gets kind of boring after you eat it every day for a week, music never gets old! GUESS WHAT!?!  Jesus is just like that!  He never lets you down.  He will always be there for you because He loves you.  Whenever you are having a bad day, He knows. Not only does He know, He sees.  He has felt your pain and you aren’t alone.  Even when you’re having a great day, He’s there! Jesus is soooo great! …

  • All in a Day’s Work

    Christmas truly is the busiest time of the year!  So many fun activities and social events take place.  Shops are filled with people.  The air sings with merriment and joy.  Homes are being furnished with Christmas decorations.  Kitchens are filled with smells of cookies, treats, and food.  Everyone is in great spirits.  It’s Jesus’ birthday after all! In conclusion, Christmas is one of the happiest times of the year!  Since December is so busy, families are spending a lot of time socially.  Friends and relatives call from all corners of the world. Through all the sociability, I think that we sometimes forget what is right at home.  In some schools,…

  • Christmas Countdown (20 Days till Christmas)

    The Christmas Countdown is here, and I am so excited.  Christmas is such a special time of year.  Jesus came into the world to save sinners!  How brave and marvelous He is! Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. There is the slightest moderation to the Christmas Countdown blog posts.  They will be posted every four days instead of five days, and they start today, December 4th. So, you guys will get to start counting down the days till Christmas with me even…

  • Presents and Jesus

    Presents!  Do you know how much joy presents bring to children on Christmas?  Many smiles stretch across childrens’ faces all around the world at the sight of presents under the Christmas tree.  Presents are a way to spread joy, bond with friends and family, and make memories. I was talking to my Dad about his opinion on presents.  During this conversation, he reminded me that the Wise Men brought gifts to Jesus. Now, Christmas doesn’t have to be all about receiving gifts, but about giving gifts and praising God for the things we do receive. In my opinion, the world has twisted Christmas into some sort of trademark for spending…

  • FUN Snacks for Kids

        Looking for some fun/healthy snacks for your kids this Christmas. Well, here comes healthy and fun! Today, I have some fun snacks that can be used when babysitting, for snack time at home, or for a little time in the kitchen with some littles. Lots of cool stuff!!!

  • Christmas Countdown is Almost Here!

       Christmas is a very special holiday. It’s Jesus’s birthday, and it’s a day to celebrate! There will be lots of celebration on Tenacious Faith too! Along with lots of Christmas posts, Tenacious Faith will host it’s annual Christmas Countdown!!!     The Christmas Countdown is much fun! Every five days of December, I post a Christmas Countdown sheet on the blog with day’s marked down until Christmas day. You can follow along by liking the Christmas Countdown blog posts, or you may print your own Christmas Countdown paper. I will put the link for the Christmas Countdown below. You can find Christmas Countdown posts at the Events category starting December 5th!  …

  • God’s Wonderful World Outside

       Have you ever sat in a large pasture or field and just breathed God’s presence into your lungs? I’m really considering making the goal to do that soon. Ha Ha! I do strongly feel God’s presence sometimes when I am in the Word or praying, but I’ve never sat and just breathed. What would happen if we just sat and breathed in the Lord’s everlasting peace everyday in the earth He created? Close your eyes. Listen for His voice. Breathe His peace. Over all, reach for Him. God says that if we seek Him we will find Him. Deuteronomy 4:29 But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will…

  • Overrated

       Living! How great it feels to be alive. I really can’t tell you exactly how great, mostly because I’ve never been dead before. Have you ever imagined living eternally in heaven? It seems like a very obvious imagination for a Christian, but to be honest, I haven’t intently imagined or thought about it. I’ve had questions about what it will be like, but I’ve never thoroughly imagined it. Now that I think about it, it seems hard to imagine. It will be perfect living. Since I am not perfect, and I’m simply a treacherous, wicked sinner, I can’t imagine heaven perfectly because I’ve never seen perfection.    I think…